Category Archives: Headlines
LeRoy softball hopes for another trip to state tournament after 34-1 regular season
By WMBD TV LEROY, Ill. (WMBD) - Monday marks the beginning of the Illinois high school softball playoffs. LeRoy is once again poised to make yet another deep run as they eye a return to Louisville Slu...
May 19, 2026
Normal Town Council greenlights $34M Uptown Underpass Project
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - In a race against the clock, the Normal Town Council, on a 4-3 vote, approved a $34 million contract for Peoria-based P.J. Hoerr to complete the Uptown Underpass proje...
May 19, 2026 (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal)
Stalled surveillance bill highlights tension between privacy and public safety
By NAOMI TAXAY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A bill that would stop law enforcement from using biometric surveillance failed to gain enough support for a com...
May 18, 2026 Chicago police have access to a network of roughly 30,000 public and private surveillance cameras across the city, making it one of the most “extensive and integrated” systems in the country, according to the ACLU of Illinois. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Naomi Taxay)
Tech giants sued over 'stealing' voices of well-known journalists, voice actors to train AI
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A group of well-known Chicago journalists, podcasters and voice actors are behind nine class-action lawsuits file...
May 18, 2026 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Six people arrested after incident at Peoria Civic Center
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Six people, including one juvenile, were arrested Saturday after an incident at the Peoria Civic Center during graduation. The six were arrested on numerous charges, i...
May 18, 2026
Bloomington teen arrested on attempted murder after shooting
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Bloomington teen was arrested in connection with a shooting that left someone in critical condition. A 17-year-old boy was arrested on charges including attempt...
May 18, 2026
Fatal collision in rural McLean County leaves two women dead
By WMBD TV COOKSVILLE, Ill. (WMBD) - Two women are dead after a two-vehicle collision in rural McLean County, the coroner said late Sunday night. According to Coroner Kathleen Yoder and the Illinois S...
May 18, 2026
One person injured after semi struck by lightning in Tazewell County
By WMBD TV HOPEDALE, Ill. (WMBD) - One person was injured after a semi was struck by lightning and overturned. Troopers with the Illinois State Police were called at 8:52 a.m. to Interstate 155 near m...
May 18, 2026
Keith Brackett to appear again this summer in Robert Bee homicide case
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - The person accused of killing a 13-year-old boy a decade ago will appear back in court later this summer. That was the result of a very brief - it lasted about 30 seconds - hearin...
May 18, 2026 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
School choice option at standstill as legislators weigh benefits, political fallout
By MARISA GUERRA ECHEVERRIA Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Diverse interest groups - from public school activists and downstate voters to state officials and school...
May 15, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Superintendent of Education Dr. Tony Sanders speak at an event at the Governor’s Mansion in March 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
